Bucks before does?

[LanceS4803]

I'm very frustrated.
I am helping a relative manage a 400 acre farm. Deer poplulations are now very good after consistent harvesting of does and only a mature buck a year (150 class).
Last weekend the relative lets friends on the property with the same admonisment of taking only mature does or mature bucks.
Well, a young 8pt and two young 6pt deer were taken.
Their reasoning was that they always take a buck before a doe. Has anyone heard this backwards logic before?

 

[bigtex]

Sounds like they didn't follow the rules that were in place.
I don't think I would be inviting them back for a repeat.
Never heard the "buck before a doe" before. I don't understand the logic behind that. Sounds like an excuse to kill the first buck they saw.

 

[GreyGoose]

heard it the other way around.doe before buck,usually two does before buck.regardless the rules set were violated.are there consequences or fines?whats the point of rules,if there arent consequences?

 

[megalomaniac]

Sounds like an excuse to kill the first buck they saw.

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Amazing how much damage can be done to a well managed property in a weekend by the wrong hunting group. If you don't lose any more young bucks this year, it probably won't hurt too much in the future. But I certainly wouldn't have those fellows back again in the future.

If they own the property, just forget about managing it. Just isn't going to happen.

 

[Hunt 365]

Sounds like an excuse to kill the first buck they saw.

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Amazing how much damage can be done to a well managed property in a weekend by the wrong hunting group. If you don't lose any more young bucks this year, it probably won't hurt too much in the future. But I certainly wouldn't have those fellows back again in the future.

Yep. The wrong folks can screw up hard work and patience in one fell swoop. I wouldn't let them hunt anymore if the owner is serious about management

If they own the property, just forget about managing it. Just isn't going to happen.

 

[Florida Cracker 971]

If that were my property that would have been their first & last hunt there. IMO they knew ya'lls management efforts & the rules. They didn't care. They figured they had a 50/50 chance of another invite. Either way they didn't care what the outcome was.

 

[infoman jr.]

Unacceptable.